Securely exchanging vehicular sensor information

ABSTRACT

Technologies for securely exchanging sensor information include an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle to establish a trusted execution environment and a secure communication channel between the trusted execution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environment of a coordination server. A private key is bound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system. The in-vehicle computing system confirms the authenticity of the coordination server, receives sensor data generated by a sensor of the vehicle, and generates an attestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system. The in-vehicle computing system further transmits, to the coordination server over the secure communication channel, the sensor data, the attestation quote, and a cryptographically-signed communication signed with the private key.

BACKGROUND

Vehicle infotainment, navigation, and other in-vehicle computing systemshave become commonplace in both luxury and low-end vehicles and canprovide vehicle operators with a variety of driving assistance. Forexample, a vehicle-mounted camera system may be used for improvedvision, automated parallel parking, and/or other purposes. Additionally,back-up sensors and/or automatic braking systems may be used to helpprevent the driver from rear-ending pedestrians or other vehicles.

Vehicular communication systems have long enabled drivers and/or thevehicles themselves to communicate with support personnel for emergencyand security responses. For example, some vehicles are able toself-report to emergency support personnel (i.e., at a remote location)when the vehicles are involved in an accident. Further, some vehicularcommunication systems enable the vehicle owner to contact securitysupport personnel to, for example, unlock the vehicle should the ownerinadvertently lock the keys in her car. The vehicle manufacturingindustry has recently begun placing an emphasis on vehicularcommunication systems and concepts like autonomous cars and automatedhighways. In doing so, solutions have been developed to enable ad hocvehicle-to-vehicle communication with very limited data security.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The concepts described herein are illustrated by way of example and notby way of limitation in the accompanying figures. For simplicity andclarity of illustration, elements illustrated in the figures are notnecessarily drawn to scale. Where considered appropriate, referencelabels have been repeated among the figures to indicate corresponding oranalogous elements.

FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of at least one embodiment of asystem for exchanging sensor information between vehicles;

FIG. 2 is a simplified block diagram of at least one embodiment of anenvironment of an in-vehicle computing system of the system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of at least one embodiment of anenvironment of a coordination server of the system of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 4-5 is a simplified flow diagram of at least one embodiment of amethod of exchanging sensor information using the in-vehicle computingsystem of the system of FIG. 1; and

FIGS. 6-7 is a simplified flow diagram of at least one embodiment of amethod of coordination the exchange of sensor information betweenin-vehicle computing systems using the coordination server of the systemof FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

While the concepts of the present disclosure are susceptible to variousmodifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof havebeen shown by way of example in the drawings and will be describedherein in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is nointent to limit the concepts of the present disclosure to the particularforms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover allmodifications, equivalents, and alternatives consistent with the presentdisclosure and the appended claims.

References in the specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,”“an illustrative embodiment,” etc., indicate that the embodimentdescribed may include a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic, but every embodiment may or may not necessarily includethat particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, suchphrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further,when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described inconnection with an embodiment, it is submitted that it is within theknowledge of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure,or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or notexplicitly described. Additionally, it should be appreciated that itemsincluded in a list in the form of “at least one A, B, and C” can mean(A); (B); (C): (A and B); (B and C); (A and C); or (A, B, and C).Similarly, items listed in the form of “at least one of A, B, or C” canmean (A); (B); (C): (A and B); (B and C); (A and C); or (A, B, and C).

The disclosed embodiments may be implemented, in some cases, inhardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof. The disclosedembodiments may also be implemented as instructions carried by or storedon one or more transitory or non-transitory machine-readable (e.g.,computer-readable) storage medium, which may be read and executed by oneor more processors. A machine-readable storage medium may be embodied asany storage device, mechanism, or other physical structure for storingor transmitting information in a form readable by a machine (e.g., avolatile or non-volatile memory, a media disc, or other media device).

In the drawings, some structural or method features may be shown inspecific arrangements and/or orderings. However, it should beappreciated that such specific arrangements and/or orderings may not berequired. Rather, in some embodiments, such features may be arranged ina different manner and/or order than shown in the illustrative figures.Additionally, the inclusion of a structural or method feature in aparticular figure is not meant to imply that such feature is required inall embodiments and, in some embodiments, may not be included or may becombined with other features.

Referring now to FIG. 1, a system 100 for exchanging sensor informationbetween vehicles includes an in-vehicle computing system 102, one ormore networks 104, one or more remote in-vehicle computing systems 106,a coordination server 108, an attestation server 110, an a manufacturerserver 112. As shown in FIG. 1, the in-vehicle computing system 102 isincluded in a vehicle 120 and each of the remote in-vehicle computingsystems 106 is included in a corresponding remote vehicle 122. In theillustrative embodiment, each of the vehicles 120, 122 is embodied as awheeled passenger vehicle (e.g., a car, truck, truck-tractor, bus,etc.). However, it should be appreciated that, in other embodiments, oneor more of the vehicles 120, 122 may be embodied as another type ofvehicle (e.g., as a rail-driven vehicle, aircraft, maritime vessel,unmanned vehicle, drone, or another vehicle suited for application ofthe described techniques and mechanisms) or other moveable apparatus.

Each of the in-vehicle computing systems 102, 106 may be embodied as anytype of computing system capable of performing the functions describedherein. Although only one coordination server 108, one attestationserver 110, and one manufacturer server 112 are illustratively shown inFIG. 1, the system 100 may include any number of networks 104,coordination servers 108, attestation servers 110, and/or manufacturerservers 112 in other embodiments. For example, the system 100 mayinclude a different manufacturer server 112 for each manufacturer of thevehicles 120, 122 included in the system 100. Further, in someembodiments, one or more of the devices of the system 100 may form aportion of another device of the system 100 (e.g., the manufacturerserver 112 may be embodied as a portion of the coordination server 108).

As indicated above, vehicles 120, 122 may communicate with one anotherin a generally unsecure ad hoc manner using current in-vehicle computingsystems. However, sensor data received by a vehicle in such systemscould have been potentially transmitted over untrusted networks and/orbe from a potentially hostile node. For example, in a simple collisionavoidance system, inertial and spatial characteristics (e.g., speed,coordinates, etc.) of two vehicles may be communicated to one another toallow the vehicles to take protection action (e.g., stop the vehicle) inresponse to detecting a likely collision based on the received sensordata. In the unsecure systems described above, a miscreant couldbroadcast false or otherwise spoofed data to all nearby vehicles forcingthem to identify a falsified imminent collision and to stop theirtravel. The system 100 permits the secure exchange of sensor informationbetween vehicles in a way that protects against such malicious actions.

As described in detail below, the coordination server 108 coordinatesthe secure exchange of sensor information between the vehicle 120 andthe remote vehicle(s) 106. In particular, the coordination server 108establishes secure communication channels with one or more of thein-vehicle computing systems 102, 106. In the illustrative embodiment,the coordination server 108 and the in-vehicle computing system 102attest the security of one another (e.g., through the attestation server110) to verify that each of the coordination server 108 and thein-vehicle computing system 102 is executing instructions related to thetransfer of sensor information in a trusted execution environment. Afterthe security of the coordination server 108 has been verified, thein-vehicle computing system 102 may transfer sensor data to thecoordination server 108. In doing so, the in-vehicle computing system102 transmits the relevant sensor data, an attestation quote, and atrusted execution environment key signature (e.g., of the sensor dataand/or the attestation quote) to the coordination server 108. Asdescribed below, the attestation quote may be based on the trustedexecution environment of the in-vehicle computing system 102 (e.g., forverification by the coordination server 108), and the trusted executionenvironment key signature may be, for example, an Enhanced PrivacyIdentification (EPID) key signature generated with a private EPID keybound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computingsystem 102. Of course, as described below, other one-to-manycryptographic signatures and/or direct anonymous attestation schemes mayemployed in other embodiments.

In the illustrative embodiment, the coordination server 108 verifies thetrusted execution environment key signature, determines the revocationstatus of the key signature (e.g., via the manufacturer server 112), andverifies the attestation quote received from the in-vehicle computingsystem 102. If successful, the coordination server 108 may assume thatthe sensor data has been securely transferred from the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 (e.g., the integrity of the sensors data has notbeen compromised), and the coordination server 108 may further processthe sensor data. For example, the coordination server 108 may transmitthe sensor data to the corresponding in-vehicle computing system 106 ofan appropriate remote vehicle 122 (e.g., a remote vehicle 122 near thevehicle 120). It should be appreciated that the coordination server 108may securely retrieve sensor data from the remote vehicles 122 in asimilar manner. In other words, rather than communicating directly toone another in an ad hoc unsecured manner, the in-vehicle computingsystems 102, 106 transmit sensor data to one another through thecoordination server 108. Depending on the particular embodiment, thein-vehicle computing systems 102, 106 and/or the coordination server 108may determine to which other in-vehicle computing system(s) 102, 106 thecorresponding sensor data should be transmitted. Further, in someembodiments, the sensor data may also be transmitted from thecoordination server 108 to the in-vehicle computing systems 102, 106 ina similar secure manner.

In some embodiments, one or more of the in-vehicle computing systems102, 106 may be embodied as, or form a portion of, an in-vehicleinfotainment system, a navigation system, and/or other vehicle-basedcomputing system. In other embodiments, the in-vehicle computing systems102, 106 may instead be embodied as a standalone computing device orcomputing system. For example, in some embodiments, the in-vehiclecomputing systems 102, 106 may instead be embodied as computing devicesunrelated to vehicles. In such embodiments, each of the computingsystems 102, 106 may be embodied as any type of computing device capableof performing the functions described herein (e.g., a server, desktopcomputer, laptop computer, tablet computer, notebook, netbook,ultrabook™, cellular phone, smartphone, personal digital assistant,mobile Internet device, wearable computing device, Hybrid device, and/orany other computing/communication device).

In such embodiments, the coordination server 108 may coordinate thesecure exchange of sensor information between a computing device andanother computing device in some embodiments. In doing so, thecoordination server 108 and the computing devices may perform functionssimilar to the functions described herein with regard to exchangingsensor information between vehicles. In particular, the coordinationserver 108 may establish a secure communication channel with thecomputing devices, and the coordination server 108 and the computingdevices may attest the security of one another (i.e., of thecorresponding trusted execution environments). As described above, inorder to transfer sensor data, one of the computing devices may transmitthe relevant sensor data, an attestation quote, and a trusted executionenvironment key signature to the coordination server 108. Thecoordination server 108 verifies the attestation quote and key signatureand processes the sensor data accordingly (e.g., forwarding it to theappropriate remote computing device(s)). It should be appreciated thatthe methods described herein apply equally well to embodiments in whichthe in-vehicle computing systems 102, 106 are embodied as non-vehicularcomputing systems.

As shown in FIG. 1, the illustrative in-vehicle computing system 102includes a processor 150, an input/output (“I/O”) subsystem 152, amemory 154, one or more sensors 156, a security co-processor 158, a datastorage 160, a communication circuitry 162, and one or more peripheraldevices 164. Additionally, the I/O subsystem 152 may include a hardwareprotected. I/O path in some embodiments. Of course, the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 may include other or additional components, such asthose commonly found in a typical computing device (e.g., variousinput/output devices and/or other components), in other embodiments.Additionally, in some embodiments, one or more of the illustrativecomponents may be incorporated in, or otherwise from a portion of,another component. For example, the memory 114, or portions thereof, maybe incorporated in the processor 150 in some embodiments. In yet otherembodiments, one or more of the components shown in the illustrativeembodiment of FIG. 1 may be omitted (e.g., the security co-processor158).

The processor 150 may be embodied as any type of processor capable ofperforming the functions described herein. For example, the processor150 may be embodied as a single or multi-core processor(s), digitalsignal processor, microcontroller, or other processor orprocessing/controlling circuit. Similarly, the memory 154 may beembodied as any type of volatile or non-volatile memory or data storagecapable of performing the functions described herein. In operation, thememory 154 may store various data and software used during operation ofthe in-vehicle computing system 102 such as operating systems,applications, programs, libraries, and drivers. The memory 154 iscommunicatively coupled to the processor 150 via the I/O subsystem 152,which may be embodied as circuitry and/or components to facilitateinput/output operations with the processor 150, the memory 154, andother components of the in-vehicle computing system 102. For example,the I/O subsystem 152 may be embodied as, or otherwise include, memorycontroller hubs, input/output control hubs, firmware devices,communication links (i.e., point-to-point links, bus links, wires,cables, light guides, printed circuit board traces, etc.) and/or othercomponents and subsystems to facilitate the input/output operations. Insome embodiments, the I/O subsystem 152 may form a portion of asystem-on-a-chip (SoC) and be incorporated, along with the processor150, the memory 154, and other components of the in-vehicle computingsystem 102, on a single integrated circuit chip.

In the illustrative embodiment, the sensors 156 collect data based onthe physical environment and/or context of the in-vehicle computingsystem 102. In various embodiments, the sensors 156 may be embodied as,or otherwise include, for example, inertial sensors, proximity sensors,optical sensors, light sensors, audio sensors, temperature sensors,motion sensors, piezoelectric sensors, pressure sensors, image sensors,and/or other types of sensors that generate data useful to thein-vehicle computing system 102, which may vary depending on theparticular purpose of the in-vehicle computing system 102. Of course,the in-vehicle computing system 102 may also include components and/ordevices configured to facilitate the user of the sensors 156.

It should be appreciated that, in some embodiments, a trusted executionenvironment of the in-vehicle computing system 102 (e.g., established inthe security co-processor 158) may access sensor data generated by thesensors 156 through the hardware protected I/O path 166 (i.e., toprovide trusted and tamper-resistant sensory readings). In other words,in some embodiments, the hardware protected I/O path 166 may serve ashardware-reinforced security for the sensor data. Further, in someembodiments, the sensor data generated by the sensors 156 may beinaccessible to the processor 150.

The security co-processor 158 may be embodied as any hardwarecomponent(s) or circuitry capable of establishing a trusted executionenvironment. For example, the security co-processor 158 may be embodiedas a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), a manageability engine (ME), or anout-of-band processor. In some embodiments, one or more trustedexecution environment (TEE) cryptographic keys 168 are stored orprovisioned into the security co-processor 158. For example, a privateEnhanced Privacy Identification (EPID) key and/or another private TEEkey may be provisioned into the security co-processor 158 during themanufacturing process of the security co-processor 158 or of thein-vehicle computing system 102 or by virtue of a “join” protocol. Inother embodiments, EPID or other TEE keys may be provisioned into one ormore other components of the in-vehicle computing system 102.Additionally, in some embodiments, a TEE key certificate (e.g., an EPIDcertificate) is also stored or provisioned into the securityco-processor 158. The TEE key certificate may include the public TEE keycorresponding to the private TEE key provisioned into the securityco-processor 158 and may be signed by the manufacturer of the securityco-processor 158 (e.g., by the manufacturer server 112). It should alsobe appreciated that, in some embodiments, the security co-processor 158may directly communicate with a corresponding security co-processor ofthe coordination server 108. Additionally, in some embodiments, thesecurity co-processor 158 may establish a secure out-of-bandcommunication link with remote devices and/or components (e.g., thecoordination server 108).

As discussed in detail below, it should be appreciated that the EPIDkeys are associated with a group having a single public EPID key and aparticular group identification (Group ID or GID). Any private EPID key,of which there may be many, belonging to the group may be paired with acorresponding public EPID key as a valid public-private cryptographicpair. For example, the security co-processor 158 (or trusted executionenvironment) of the in-vehicle computing system 102 may have one privateEPID key and a security co-processor (or trusted execution environment)of a remote in-vehicle computing system 106 may have a different privateEPID key. If the security co-processor 158 of the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 and the security co-processor of the in-vehicle computingsystem 106 are members of the same group (e.g., the same manufacturinglot), then their private EPID keys are valid asymmetric key pairs withthe same public EPID key. For example, in the illustrative embodiment, adifferent group exists for each make/model of vehicle. Additionally,EPID keys allow both anonymity and unlinkability of the members and alsokey revocation. In other embodiments, another one-to-many cryptographicscheme may be used. Further, in some embodiments, a trusted applicationis used as a root of trust rather than hardware (e.g., the securityco-processor 158). In such an embodiment, the TEE key may be provisionedinto the platform running the application. It should be appreciatedthat, in the illustrative embodiment, the coordination server 108 hasaccess to the public TEE key (e.g., public EPID key) and revocationlists to determine whether the private key signature of the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 is valid and unrevoked (e.g., by virtue of themanufacturer server 112). It should be appreciated that, in someembodiments, the trusted execution environment may be established on thein-vehicle computing system 102 without the use of a securityco-processor 158. For example, in such embodiments, the processor 150may establish a TEE context for secure execution (e.g., an Intel®Software Guard Extensions (SGX) secure enclave). The trusted executionenvironment may be “visible” as an encrypted memory region and executionspace and may be able to be decrypted, and therefore accessible, only tothe executing processor 150 (i.e., not available in unencrypted form onany of the processor buses). Accordingly, in embodiments in which thein-vehicle computing system 102 does not include the securityco-processor 158 or the security co-processor 158 is not used, thein-vehicle computing device 102 may otherwise establish the trustedexecution environment (e.g., with the processor 150) and perform thefunctions described herein.

The data storage 160 may be embodied as any type of device or devicesconfigured for short-term or long-term storage of data such as, forexample, memory devices and circuits, memory cards, hard disk drives,solid-state drives, or other data storage devices. The data storage 160and/or the memory 154 may store various data during operation of thein-vehicle computing system 102 such as, for example, cryptographickeys, key certificates, and/or other data useful in the operation of thein-vehicle computing system 102 as discussed below.

The communication circuitry 162 of the in-vehicle computing system 102may be embodied as any communication circuitry, device, or collectionthereof, capable of enabling communications between the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 and other remote devices (e.g., the coordinationserver 108). The communication circuitry 162 may be configured to useany one or more communication technology (e.g., wireless or wiredcommunications) and associated protocols (e.g., Ethernet, Bluetooth®,Wi-Fi®, WiMAX, etc.) to effect such communication.

In some embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may alsoinclude one or more peripheral devices 164. The peripheral devices 164may include any number of additional peripheral or interface devices,such as speakers, microphones, additional storage devices, and so forth.The particular devices included in the peripheral devices 164 may dependon, for example, the type and/or intended use of the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 (e.g., whether the in-vehicle computing system 102is a stand-alone system or incorporated into a larger in-vehicleinfotainment system).

Each of the network(s) 104 may be embodied as any type of communicationnetwork capable of facilitating communication between the variousdevices of the system 100. For example, a network 104 may be configuredto facilitate communication between the in-vehicle computing system 102and the coordination server 108 (e.g., in the clear and/or via a securecommunication channel) and another network 104 may be configured tofacilitate communication between the coordination server 108 and one ofthe remote in-vehicle computing systems 106. In some embodiments, it isassumed that an uplink to the coordination server 108 is persistent(i.e., having ubiquitous network connectivity). As such, each of thenetworks 104 may include one or more networks, routers, switches,computers, and/or other intervening devices. For example, the networks104 may be embodied as, or otherwise include, one or more cellularnetworks, telephone networks, local or wide area networks, publiclyavailable global networks (e.g., the Internet), ad hoc networks, or anycombination thereof.

Each of the coordination server 108, the attestation server 110, and themanufacturer server 112 may be embodied as any server or computingdevice capable of performing the functions described herein. Further,each of the coordination server 108, the attestation server 110, and themanufacturer server 112 may include components similar to the componentsof the in-vehicle computing system 102 described above and/or componentscommonly found in a server such as a processor, memory, I/O subsystem,data storage, peripheral devices, and so forth, which are notillustrated in FIG. 1 for clarity of the description.

As described herein, the coordination server 108 coordinates the secureexchange of sensor information between the vehicles 120, 122. In theillustrative embodiment, the attestation server 110 is embodied as adevice or system that each of the devices/systems of the system 100trusts and is configured to evaluate attestation quotes (e.g., of thein-vehicle computing systems 102, 106 and the coordination server 108).That is, as described below, an in-vehicle computing system 102, 106 orthe coordination server 108 may generate an attestation quote based onits corresponding trusted execution environment to prove, for example,that it is executing code in an actual trusted execution environment ora particular type of trusted execution environment. As discussed below,in the illustrative embodiment, the trusted execution environment isestablished as an Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX) secure enclave.In other words, in the illustrative embodiment, the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 (e.g., the security co-processor 158) allocates a contiguousregion of linear address space of the memory 154 (or of a secure memoryinaccessible to the processor 150) that is protected from non-enclavememory accesses (i.e., memory accesses originating from outside thecontiguous memory region) for execution of instructions related to theexchange of sensor data. Accordingly, in such embodiments, an SGXenclave quote may be generated for attestation purposes. In otherembodiments, a trusted platform module (TPM) quote or other type oftrust quote may be generated for evaluation by the attestation server110. In evaluating the attestation quotes, the attestation server 110may utilize, for example, historic security information, quotas,threshold values, security parameters, measurements of secure codeexecution, and/or other measured characteristics of the correspondingtrusted execution environment.

As discussed above, the TEE keys provisioned or otherwise bound to thecorresponding trusted execution environments may be revoked. In theillustrative embodiment, the manufacturer server 112 maintains one ormore revocation lists indicating which TEE keys have been revoked (e.g.,based on the group identification of the TEE key). It should beappreciated that, in some embodiments, the revocation lists allow themanufacturer server 112 to determine, for example, private keyrevocation, signature-based revocation, and/or group public keyrevocation. The manufacturer server 112 may periodically update therevocation lists (e.g., during the initial TEE key provisioning, basedon the addition or removal of members from a particular group, based ona specific revocation, etc.). In some embodiments, the manufacturerserver 112 may act as an Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)responder for providing the revocation status of various keys and/orcertificates (e.g., EPID keys and certificates). For example, thepresence of key, signature, and/or group on a revocation list(s) (e.g.,PRIV-RL, SIG-RL, GROUP-RL, and/or other revocation lists) may bedetermined. Further, in some embodiments, the OCSP responder may bequeried for an interactive certificate/key standing check. In someembodiments, the manufacturer server 112 and the coordination server 108communicate with one another to keep one another apprised of changesrelated to TEE keys. For example, as indicated above, the coordinationserver 108 may confirm that a key signature received from a vehicle 120,122 is still valid (i.e., not revoked). In other embodiments, themanufacturer server 112 may form a portion of the coordination server108.

Referring now to FIG. 2, in use, the in-vehicle computing system 102establishes an environment 200 for exchanging sensor information of thevehicle 120. The illustrative environment 200 includes a trustedexecution environment module 202 and a communication module 204.Additionally, the trusted execution environment module 202 includes anattestation module 206 and a cryptographic module 208. Each of thetrusted execution environment module 202, the communication module 204,the attestation module 206, and the cryptographic module 208 may beembodied as hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. Forexample, each of the modules, logic, and other components of theenvironment 200 may form a portion of, or otherwise be established by,the processor 150 of the in-vehicle computing device 102.

The trusted execution environment module 202 establishes a secure andtrusted execution environment on the in-vehicle computing system 102(e.g., for execution of instructions related to the exchange of sensordata). En particular, in the illustrative embodiment, the trustedexecution environment module 202 establishes and an Intel® SoftwareGuard Extensions (SGX) secure enclave. Further, in some embodiments, thesecurity co-processor 158 includes the trusted execution environmentmodule 202. That is, the trusted execution environment module 202 may beincorporated into or be otherwise executed by the security co-processor158. In other embodiments, the trusted execution environment module 202may be independent of the security co-processor 158 and/or the trustedexecution environment may be otherwise established as discussed above.Further, in some embodiments, the TEE key 168 may be stored in thesecurity co-processor 158 and may only be accessed by the trustedexecution environment module 202. As discussed above, the trustedexecution environment module 202 receives sensor data generated by thesensors 156 (e.g., through the hardware protected I/O path 166) fortransmission to the coordination server 108 in order to maintain theintegrity of the sensor data. Additionally, the trusted executionenvironment module 202 may perform some action based on the sensor datagenerated by the sensors 156 and/or sensor data received from thecoordination server 108 (i.e., sensor data generated by a remote vehicle122). For example, as discussed above, the in-vehicle computing system102 may perform some evasive action (e.g., stop or slow the vehicle120).

In the illustrative embodiment, the trusted execution environment module202 includes the attestation module 206 and the cryptographic module208. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the functions of the attestationmodule 206 and the cryptographic module 208 may be performed in atrusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system 102.The attestation module 206 is configured to generate an attestationquote based on the trusted execution environment and/or the securityco-processor 158 of the in-vehicle computing system 102. For example,the attestation module 206 may generate an SGX secure enclave quote, aTPM quote, and/or another type of trust quote depending on theparticular embodiment. It should be appreciated that, in someembodiments, the attestation module 206 takes a measurement (e.g., ahash) of code executing (or for execution) in the trusted executionenvironment (e.g., a secure enclave) to prove, for example, theintegrity of the code executed in the trusted execution environment.Additionally, in some embodiments, the attestation module 206 mayreceive an attestation quote from the coordination server 108 andconfirm the authenticity of the coordination server 108 and/or acorresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server108 based on the attestation quote. For example, the attestation module206 may verify that the code executed in the trusted executionenvironment has not been altered. Of course, as described herein, insome embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may communicatewith the attestation server 110 (e.g., via the communication module 204)to verify the attestation quote of the coordination server 108. Thecoordination server 108 may similarly utilize the attestation server 110to verify the attestation quote of the in-vehicle computing system 102.

The cryptographic module 208 performs various cryptographic functionsfor the in-vehicle computing system 102. In some embodiments, thecryptographic module 208 may be embodied as a cryptographic engine, anindependent security co-processor of the in-vehicle computing system102, a cryptographic accelerator incorporated into the processor 150, ora standalone cryptographic software/firmware. In some embodiments, thecryptographic module 208 may cooperate with the communication module 204to establish a secure connection with remote devices (e.g., thecoordination server 108) over a network 104. For example, thecryptographic module 208 may encrypt and decrypt communications betweenthe in-vehicle computing system 102 and the coordination server 108. Insome embodiments, the cryptographic module 208 may perform a keyexchange with the coordination server 108 or a component of thecoordination server 108 (e.g., a corresponding security co-processor).For example, the cryptographic module 208 may perform a Diffie-Hellmankey exchange, and Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange, or anothersuitable cryptographic key exchange protocol with the coordinationserver 108 (e.g., to generate session keys).

Additionally, the cryptographic module 208 may cryptographically signoutgoing communications. For example, the cryptographic module 208 maysign a message using the private TEE key 168 (e.g., a private EPID key)of the in-vehicle computing system 102. In some embodiments, thecryptographic module 208 is also configured to generate hashes (e.g.,keyed hashes) using one or more suitable algorithms, functions, ormechanisms. For example, as discussed below, the cryptographic module208 may generate a message authentication code (MAC) of a message basedon, for example, a session key shared between the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 and the coordination server 108. In particular, in someembodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may perform a keyexchange protocol such as a Sign-and-MAC (SIGMA) protocol. In otherwords, in some embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 mayestablish a SIGMA session with the coordination server 108. Further, insome embodiments, the cryptographic module 208 may generate acertificate (e.g., EPID certificates) for transmission with acryptographically-signed communication. Additionally, in someembodiments, the cryptographic module 208 may also verify cryptographicsignatures of incoming messages (e.g., based on public cryptographickeys received from the relevant parties such as the manufacturer server112 and/or a certificate authority).

The communication module 204 handles the communication between thein-vehicle computing system 102 and remote computing devices (e.g., thecoordination server 108) through the network(s) 104. As discussed indetail herein, the communication module 204 is configured to establish asecure communication channel between the trusted execution environmentof the in-vehicle computing system 102 and a corresponding trustedexecution environment of the coordination server 108. In particular, inthe illustrative embodiment, the communication module 204 establishes aSecure Sockets Layer (SSL) communication channel between the trustedexecution environments. Additionally, as discussed below, thecommunication module 204 may transmit sensor data, an attestation quote,and/or a TEE key signature to the coordination server 108. Similarly,the communication module 204 may receive sensor data generated bysensors of the remote vehicle(s) 122 from the coordination server 108(e.g., after the coordination server 108 verifies the integrity of thesensor data). It should be appreciated that the in-vehicle computingsystem 106 of each of the vehicles 122 may include modules and performactions similar to the in-vehicle computing system 102 of the vehicle120 described above.

Referring now to FIG. 3, in use, the coordination server 108 establishesan environment 300 for coordinating the exchange of sensor informationbetween vehicles 120, 122 or, more particularly, between the in-vehiclecomputing systems 102, 106. The illustrative environment 300 includes atrusted execution environment module 302, a communication module 304,and a sensor data processing module 306. Additionally, the trustedexecution environment module 302 includes an attestation module 308 anda cryptographic module 310. Each of the trusted execution environmentmodule 302, the communication module 304, the sensor data processingmodule 306, the attestation module 308, and the cryptographic module 310may be embodied as a hardware, software, firmware, or a combinationthereof. For example, each of the modules, logic, and other componentsof the environment 300 may form a portion of, or otherwise beestablished by, the processor of the coordination server 108.

In the illustrative embodiment, the trusted execution environment module302, the communication module 304, the attestation module 308, and thecryptographic module 310 of the environment 300 of the coordinationserver 108 are similar to the corresponding modules of the environment200 of the in-vehicle computing system 102 discussed above. Thedescription of those components of the environment 200 is equallyapplicable to the description of the components of the environment 300and is not repeated herein in its entirety for clarity of thedescription. For example, the trusted execution environment module 302establishes a trusted execution environment on the coordination server108 (e.g., for secure receipt of sensor data from the in-vehiclecomputing systems 102, 106). Further, the attestation module 308 isconfigured to generate an attestation quote based on the trustedexecution environment of the coordination server 108 for transmittal tothe in-vehicle computing system 102. Additionally, the attestationmodule 308 may receive an attestation quote from the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 (i.e., of the trusted execution environment of thein-vehicle computing system 102) and confirm the authenticity of thein-vehicle computing system 102 or its corresponding trusted executionenvironment based on that attestation quote. Similar to the in-vehiclecomputing system 102, in some embodiments, the coordination server 108may communicate with the attestation server 110 to verify theattestation quote.

The cryptographic module 310 performs various cryptographic functionsfor the in-vehicle computing system 102 such as those discussed abovewith regard to the cryptographic module 208. Further, the cryptographicmodule 310 may verify a TEE key 168 signature received from thein-vehicle computing system 102. For example, as discussed above, theTEE key 168 may be embodied as an EPID key is some embodiments.Accordingly, in such embodiments, the cryptographic module 310 mayverify an EPID key signature by applying the public EPID key to thecryptographically-signed communication. Further, in some embodiments,the coordination server 108 may receive an EPID key certificate (orother suitable key certificate) from the in-vehicle computing system102, which may be used in verifying the EPID key signature.Additionally, the cryptographic module 310 module may communicate (i.e.,via the communication module 304) with the manufacturer server 112 toverify that the TEE key 168 signature (e.g., EPID key signature) of thein-vehicle computing system 102 has not been revoked as discussed above.

The sensor data processing module 306 is configured to process thesensor data received from the in-vehicle computing systems 102, 106(e.g., after the security of the sensor data has been verified). In someembodiments, the sensor data processing module 306 processes the sensordata in response to verification of the attestation quote and keysignature received from the in-vehicle computing system 102 andverification that the key signature has not been revoked. For example,the sensor data processing module 306 may determine where to transmitthe sensor data received from the in-vehicle computing system 102 (i.e.,to which other in-vehicle computing systems 106). In doing so, thesensor data processing module 306 may consider, for example, anyinstructions received from the in-vehicle computing system 102, theabsolute and/or relative location of the remote in-vehicle computingsystems 106, and/or other relevant data.

Referring now to FIGS. 4-5, in use, the in-vehicle computing system 102may execute a method 400 for exchanging sensor information of thevehicle 120. In particular, the in-vehicle computing system 102 securelytransmits sensor data generated by the sensors 156 to the coordinationserver 108, which may be securely forwarded to the in-vehicle computingsystems 106 of relevant remote vehicles 122 (e.g., nearby vehicles 122).As discussed above, in some embodiments, the in-vehicle computingsystems 106 may execute a similar method to the method 400 forexchanging sensor information (e.g., for transmitting sensor data to thein-vehicle computing system 102). The illustrative method 400 beginswith block 402 in which the in-vehicle computing system 102 determineswhether a trusted execution environment (TEE) key 168 has beenprovisioned to the in-vehicle computing system 102. In the illustrativeembodiment, the trusted execution environment is bound to the trustedexecution environment of the in-vehicle computing system 102 or, moregenerally, to the vehicle 120 or in-vehicle computing system 102. Asdiscussed above, the TEE key 168 (e.g., a private EPID key) may beprovisioned to the in-vehicle computing system 102 or a particularcomponent of the in-vehicle computing system 102 (e.g., the securityco-processor 158) during the manufacturing phase of the vehicle 120.Alternatively, the TEE key 168 may be later provisioned to thein-vehicle computing system 102. As such, if the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 determines that a TEE key has not yet been provisioned, thein-vehicle computing system 102 provisions a TEE key 168 to the vehicle120 in block 404. For example, the in-vehicle computing system 102 mayutilize a “join” protocol to enable a private one-to-many cryptographickey (e.g., a private EPID key) to be provisioned to the vehicle 120 suchthat the private cryptographic key corresponds with a public one-to-manycryptographic key associated with a particular group (e.g., vehiclemake/model). In some embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102may leverage the Intel® Trusted Connect Service and/or another suitablemechanism in provisioning, for example, EPID keys to the vehicle 120.

In block 406, the in-vehicle computing system 102 establishes a trustedexecution environment. As indicated above, in the illustrativeembodiment, the in-vehicle computing system 102 establishes anSGX-protected secure enclave within which to execute instructionsrelated to the exchange of sensor data. It should be appreciated thatthe in-vehicle computing system 102 may establish a trusted executionenvironment at any suitable point in time (i.e., prior to the transferof sensor data to the coordination server 108). For example, in someembodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 establishes the trustedexecution environment upon ignition of the vehicle 120 or powering-up ofthe in-vehicle computing system 102.

In block 408, the in-vehicle computing system 102 establishes a securecommunication channel with the coordination server 108. In particular,in the illustrative embodiment, the in-vehicle computing system 102establishes a secure communication channel between the trusted executionenvironment of the in-vehicle computing system 102 and a correspondingtrusted execution environment of the coordination server 108. In someembodiments, the secure communication channel is an SSL-protectedcommunication channel; however, other secure communication channels maybe established in other embodiments (e.g., an out-of-band communicationchannel).

In block 410, the in-vehicle computing system 102 confirms theauthenticity of the coordination server 108. For example, in someembodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 confirms that it iscommunicating with a real coordination server 108 and verifies itsidentity and integrity of the code running on the coordination server108 (e.g., in the trusted execution environment). In particular, inblock 412, the in-vehicle computing system 102 receives an attestationquote from the coordination server 108. As discussed above, in theillustrative embodiment, the attestation quote is a measurement of thetrusted execution environment of the coordination server 108. In someembodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 receives theattestation quote from the coordination server 108 in response to arequest from the in-vehicle computing system 102 for proof that thecoordination server 108 is a trusted entity or, more specifically, thatthe coordination server 108 is executing code in a trusted executionenvironment (e.g., an SGX-protected enclave). In block 414, thein-vehicle computing system 102 verifies the attestation quote receivedfrom the coordination server 108. For example, the attestation quote maybe compared to reference data to determine the security and/orauthenticity of the device/component that generated the attestationquote. In doing so, in block 416, the in-vehicle computing system 102may transmit the attestation quote to the attestation server 110, whichanalyzes the attestation quote. As indicated above, the attestationserver 110 may be any trusted third-party server capable of evaluatingattestation quotes provided by the in-vehicle computing system 102and/or the coordination server 108. Of course, in some embodiments, thein-vehicle computing system 102 may utilize different attestationservers 110 to verify attestation quotes. Further, in some embodiments,the in-vehicle computing system 102 may be able to evaluate theattestation quote itself. In block 418, the in-vehicle computing system102 receives the attestation result from the attestation server 110indicating whether the coordination server 108 or, more particularly,the trusted execution environment of the coordination server 108 issecure.

In block 420, the in-vehicle computing system 102 determines whether thecoordination server 108 is authentic and/or secure based on theattestation result. If not, the in-vehicle computing system 102 performserror-handling procedures in block 422. In some embodiments, thein-vehicle computing system 102 may determine that the error iscorrectable and again attempts to confirm the authenticity of thecoordination server 108, establish a new secure communication channelwith the coordination server 108, and/or otherwise correct the error. Ofcourse, in other embodiments, the error may be uncorrectable in whichthe in-vehicle computing system 102 may terminate the method 400.

If the in-vehicle computing system 102 determines that the coordinationserver 108 is secure and authentic, the method 400 advances to block 424of FIG. 5 in which the in-vehicle computing system 102 determineswhether to receive data from the coordination server 108. If so, inblock 426, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may receive sensor datagenerated by sensors of other remote vehicles 122 from the coordinationserver 108. In some embodiments, the sensor data may signed, encrypted,and/or otherwise securely transmitted to the in-vehicle computing system102 over the secure communication channel. Additionally, in someembodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may receiveinstructions from the coordination server 108 regarding how to processthe sensor data and/or actions to perform based on an analysis of remotevehicle 122 sensor data. It should be appreciated that, in someembodiments, the coordination server 108 determines when, and to whatextent, to transmit data to the in-vehicle computing system 102.

In block 428, the in-vehicle computing system 102 determines whether totransmit sensor data to the coordination server 108. As indicated above,in the illustrative embodiment, if the in-vehicle computing system 102wants to transmit sensor data to another in-vehicle computing system106, the coordination server 108 acts as a secure intermediary toprotect the security of the data. If the in-vehicle computing system 102determines to transmit sensor data to the coordination server 108, thein-vehicle computing system 102 receives the sensor data from thesensors 156 in block 430. In some embodiments, in block 432, thein-vehicle computing system 102 may receive the sensor data through thehardware protected I/O path 166. That is, in some embodiments, ahardware protected I/O path 166 is established between the sensors 156and the trusted execution environment (or the security co-processor 158)such that the sensor data cannot be modified (e.g., by a virus) before“reaching” the trusted execution environment as discussed above.

In block 434, the in-vehicle computing system 102 generates anattestation quote of the trusted execution environment established bythe in-vehicle computing system 102. For example, in some embodiments,the in-vehicle computing system 102 may generate a secure enclave quote.Further, in block 436, the in-vehicle computing system 102 transmits thesensor data with the generated attestation quote and the TEE key 168signature to the coordination server 108. It should be appreciated that,in some embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 establishes aSIGMA session with the coordination server 108 for secure communication(e.g., an EPID-based SIGMA session). Further, the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 may prepare the TEE key 168 signature (e.g., EPID keysignature) in any suitable way. For example, in some embodiments, thein-vehicle computing system 102 cryptographically signs the attestationquote and/or the sensor data with the TEE key 168 for transmission tothe coordination server 108. In other embodiments, the in-vehiclecomputing system 102 may cryptographically sign another communication tobe transmitted with the attestation quote and the sensor data. Further,in some embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may alsotransmit a TEE key 168 certificate (e.g., EPID certificate) to thecoordination server 108 (e.g., for verification of the TEE key 168signature). As discussed herein, the coordination server 108 verifiesthe key signature and the attestation quote and, upon successfulverification, processes the sensor data.

Regardless of whether the in-vehicle computing system 102 determineswhether to transmit sensor data to the coordination server 108, in block438, the in-vehicle computing system 102 may perform some action basedon the sensor data of the vehicle(s) 122 received from the coordinationserver 108. In some embodiments, the in-vehicle computing system 102 mayanalyze that sensor data in conjunction with data generated by thesensors 156 to determine, for example, whether the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 should take some security or collision avoidance action(e.g., stop the vehicle 120). It should be appreciated that, dependingon the particular embodiment, the in-vehicle computing system 102 maytransmit/receive data to/from the coordination server 108 in anysuitable order.

Referring now to FIGS. 6-7, in use, the coordination server 108 mayexecute a method 600 for exchanging sensor information between vehicles120, 122. Although the method 600 is described primarily in reference tocommunication between the coordination server 108 and the in-vehiclecomputing system 102, it should be appreciated that the coordinationserver 108 may communicate with the other in-vehicle computing systems106 in a similar manner. Further, although communication may bediscussed in reference to the vehicle 120, the coordination server 108may be, more specifically, communicating with the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 of the vehicle 120. The illustrative method 600 begins withblock 602 in, which the coordination server 108 establishes a trustedexecution environment if it has not done so already. In someembodiments, the coordination server 108 executes some or all sensordata exchange related instructions in the trusted execution environment.In block 604, the coordination server 108 establishes a securecommunication channel (e.g., an SSL communication channel) with thevehicle 120 or, more particularly, the in-vehicle computing system 102as described above.

In block 608, the coordination server 108 authenticates itself to thevehicle 120 or in-vehicle computing system 102. As discussed above, insome embodiments, the coordination server 108 may do so in response to arequest from the vehicle 120 to prove that the coordination server 108is a trusted/secure entity and/or that sensor data exchanged relatedinstructions are being executed in a trusted execution environment(e.g., an SGX-protected enclave). In doing so, the coordination server108 may generate an attestation quote of its trusted executionenvironment in block 610 and transmit the attestation quote to thevehicle 120 in block 612. As discussed above, the in-vehicle computingsystem 102 may evaluate the attestation quote itself or transmit theattestation quote to the attestation server 110 for evaluation dependingon the particular embodiment.

In block 614, the coordination server 108 determines whether to transmitsensor data to the vehicle 120. If so, the coordination server 108transmits sensor data received from one or more of the remote vehicles122 to the vehicle 120 in block 616. It should be appreciated that thecoordination server 108 may analyze various characteristics (e.g.,relative location data, vehicle-based requests/instructions, etc.) todetermine which sensor data to provide to the vehicle 120. For example,in some embodiments, the coordination server 108 transmits all sensordata received from vehicles 122 within a threshold distance of thevehicle 120. Further, the coordination server 108 may also provideinstructions to the vehicle 120 regarding how to handle the transmitteddata, the identity of the vehicles 122 from which the sensor data wasgenerated, the relative locations of the vehicles 122, metadataassociated with the sensor data, and/or other relevant information.

In block 618, the coordination server 108 determines whether to receivesensor data from the vehicle 120. If so, the method 600 advances toblock 620 of FIG. 7 in which the coordination server 108 receives sensordata with an attestation quote of the trusted execution environment ofthe vehicle 120 and a TEE key 168 signature (e.g., an EPID keysignature) from the vehicle 120 as discussed above. Further, in someembodiments, the coordination server 108 may also receive a keycertificate from the vehicle 120. In block 622, the coordination server108 verifies the TEE key 168 signature and the revocation status of thekey/signature. In doing so, in block 624, the coordination server 108may check revocation list(s) of the manufacturer server 112. Asdiscussed above, in some embodiments, the revocation lists allow themanufacturer server 112 to determine, for example, private keyrevocation, signature-based revocation, and/or group public keyrevocation. Accordingly, in the illustrative embodiment, thecoordination server 108 determines whether the TEE key 168 (e.g., EPIDkey) used to sign the cryptographically-signed communication receivedfrom the vehicle 120 has in any way been revoked.

In block 626, the coordination server 108 verifies the attestation quotereceived from the vehicle 120. As discussed above, in doing so, thecoordination server 108 may transmit the attestation quote to theattestation server 110 for evaluation in block 628 and receive anattestation result from the attestation server 110 in block 630. Inblock 632, the coordination server 108 determines whether theverifications of the TEE key 168 signature and attestation quote weresuccessful and ensures that the signature has not been revoked. If oneof the verifications was unsuccessful or the TEE key 168 signature is nolonger valid (e.g., due to revocation), the coordination server 108performs error-handling procedures in block 634. If the error isuncorrectable, the coordination server 108 may terminate the method 600.However, if the error may be corrected, the method 600 may return, forexample, to block 614 of FIG. 6 in which the coordination server 108determines whether to transmit sensor data to the vehicle 120.

If the verifications are successful in block 632 or the coordinationserver 108 determines not to receive sensor data in block 618, thecoordination server 108 processes received sensor data in block 636. Forexample, the coordination server 108 may process the sensor datareceived from the vehicle 120 in block 620 and/or sensor data previouslyreceived from the vehicle 120 or the other vehicles 122. In doing so, inblock 638, the coordination server 108 may transmit the sensor datareceived from the vehicle 120 to the remote vehicles 122 in block 636.It should be appreciated that the coordination server 108 may determinewhich vehicles 122 to which to transmit the sensor data in a similarmanner as determining which sensor data to provide to the vehicle 120(e.g., based on geographical location, etc.). The method 600 returns toblock 614 of FIG. 6 in which the coordination server 108 determineswhether to transmit sensor data to the vehicle 120.). It should beappreciated that, depending on the particular embodiment, thecoordination server 108 may transmit/receive data to/from the vehicles120, 122 in any suitable order.

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Illustrative examples of the technologies disclosed herein are providedbelow. An embodiment of the technologies may include any one or more,and any combination of, the examples described below.

Example 1 includes an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle forsecurely exchanging sensor information, the in-vehicle computing systemcomprising a sensor to generate sensor data; a trusted executionenvironment module to establish a trusted execution environment on thein-vehicle computing system, wherein a private key is bound to thetrusted execution environment; and a communication module to establish asecure communication channel between the trusted execution environmentand a corresponding trusted execution environment of a coordinationserver; wherein the trusted execution environment module is further to(i) confirm the authenticity of the coordination server, (ii) receivethe sensor data from the sensor, (iii) generate an attestation quotebased on the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computingsystem, and (iv) transmit, to the coordination server over the securecommunication channel and by the communication module, the sensor data,the attestation quote, and a cryptographically-signed communicationsigned with the private key.

Example 2 includes the subject matter of Example 1, and wherein toestablish the trusted execution environment comprises to allocate acontiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the in-vehiclecomputing system for execution of a plurality of instructions that isprotected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguousregion.

Example 3 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1 and 2, andwherein to establish the secure communication channel comprises toestablish a Secure Sockets Layer channel between the trusted executionenvironment of the in-vehicle computing system and the correspondingtrusted execution environment of the coordination server.

Example 4 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-3, andwherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprisesto receive an attestation quote from the coordination server based onthe corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordinationserver; and verify the attestation quote.

Example 5 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-4, andwherein to verify the attestation quote comprises to transmit theattestation quote to an attestation server; and receive, from theattestation server in response to transmittal of the attestation quote,an attestation result indicating whether the trusted executionenvironment of the coordination server is secure.

Example 6 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-5, andwherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprisesto verify the integrity of code executing in the corresponding trustedexecution environment of the coordination server.

Example 7 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-6, andfurther including a main processor and a security co-processor differentfrom the main processor, wherein to establish the trusted executionenvironment comprises to establish a trusted execution environment onthe security co-processor of the in-vehicle computing system; wherein toreceive the sensor data comprises to receive, by the trusted executionenvironment of the in-vehicle computing system, the sensor data througha hardware-protected input-output path between the security co-processorand the sensor; and wherein the private key is bound to the securityco-processor.

Example 8 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-7, andwherein the cryptographically-signed communication comprises at leastone of the sensor data or the attestation quote.

Example 9 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-8, andwherein the communication module is further to receive, from thecoordination server and over the secure communication channel, sensordata generated by a remote vehicle.

Example 10 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-9, andwherein the trusted execution environment module is further to performan action based on the sensor data generated by the sensor of thevehicle and the sensor data generated by the remote vehicle.

Example 11 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-10, andwherein the private key is provisioned to the trusted executionenvironment.

Example 12 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 1-11, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server.

Example 13 includes a method of securely exchanging sensor informationby an in-vehicle computing system, the method comprising establishing,by the in-vehicle computing system, a trusted execution environment onthe in-vehicle computing system; establishing, by the in-vehiclecomputing system, a secure communication channel between the trustedexecution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environmentof a coordination server; confirming, by the trusted executionenvironment, the authenticity of the coordination server; receiving, bythe trusted execution environment, sensor data generated by a sensor ofthe vehicle; generating, by the trusted execution environment, anattestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of thein-vehicle computing system; and transmitting, from the in-vehiclecomputing system over the secure communication channel and in responseto confirming the authenticity of the coordination server, (i) thesensor data, (ii) the attestation quote, and (iii) acryptographically-signed communication signed with a private key boundto the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing systemto the coordination server.

Example 14 includes the subject matter of Example 13, and whereinestablishing the trusted execution environment comprises allocating acontiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the in-vehiclecomputing system for execution of a plurality of instructions that isprotected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguousregion.

Example 15 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13 and 14, andwherein establishing the secure communication channel comprisesestablishing a Secure Sockets Layer channel between the trustedexecution environment of the in-vehicle computing system and thecorresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server.

Example 16 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-15, andwherein confirming the authenticity of the coordination server comprisesreceiving an attestation quote from the coordination server based on thecorresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server;and verifying the attestation quote.

Example 17 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-16, andwherein verifying the attestation quote comprises transmitting theattestation quote to an attestation server; and receiving, from theattestation server in response to transmitting the attestation quote, anattestation result indicating whether the trusted execution environmentof the coordination server is secure.

Example 18 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-17, andwherein confirming the authenticity of the coordination server comprisesverifying the integrity of code executing in the corresponding trustedexecution environment of the coordination server.

Example 19 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-18, andwherein establishing the trusted execution environment comprisesestablishing a trusted execution environment on a security co-processorof the in-vehicle computing system; receiving the sensor data comprisesreceiving, by the trusted execution environment of the in-vehiclecomputing system, the sensor data through a hardware-protectedinput-output path between the security co-processor and the sensor; andthe private key is bound to the security co-processor.

Example 20 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-19, andwherein the cryptographically-signed communication comprises at leastone of the sensor data or the attestation quote.

Example 21 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-20, andfurther including receiving, by the in-vehicle computing system and overthe secure communication channel, sensor data generated by a remotevehicle from the coordination server.

Example 22 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-21, andfurther including performing, by the in-vehicle computing system, anaction based on the sensor data generated by the sensor of the vehicleand the sensor data generated by the remote vehicle.

Example 23 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-22, andfurther including provisioning the private key to the trusted executionenvironment.

Example 24 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 13-23, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server.

Example 25 includes a computing device comprising a processor; and amemory having stored therein a plurality of instructions that whenexecuted by the processor cause the computing device to perform themethod of any of Examples 13-24.

Example 26 includes one or more machine-readable storage mediacomprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in responseto execution by a computing device, cause the computing device toperform the method of any of Examples 13-24.

Example 27 includes an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle forsecurely exchanging sensor information, the in-vehicle computing systemcomprising means for establishing a trusted execution environment on thein-vehicle computing system; means for establishing a securecommunication channel between the trusted execution environment and acorresponding trusted execution environment of a coordination server;means for confirming, by the trusted execution environment, theauthenticity of the coordination server; means for receiving, by thetrusted execution environment, sensor data generated by a sensor of thevehicle; means for generating, by the trusted execution environment, anattestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of thein-vehicle computing system; and means for transmitting, over the securecommunication channel and in response to confirmation of theauthenticity of the coordination server, (i) the sensor data, (ii) theattestation quote, and (iii) a cryptographically-signed communicationsigned with a private key bound to the trusted execution environment ofthe in-vehicle computing system to the coordination server.

Example 28 includes the subject matter of Example 27, and wherein themeans for establishing the trusted execution environment comprises meansfor allocating a contiguous region of linear address space of a memoryof the in-vehicle computing system for execution of a plurality ofinstructions that is protected from memory accesses originating fromoutside the contiguous region.

Example 29 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27 and 28, andwherein the means for establishing the secure communication channelcomprises means for establishing a Secure Sockets Layer channel betweenthe trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system andthe corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordinationserver.

Example 30 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-29, andwherein the means for confirming the authenticity of the coordinationserver comprises means for receiving an attestation quote from thecoordination server based on the corresponding trusted executionenvironment of the coordination server; and means for verifying theattestation quote.

Example 31 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-30, andwherein the means for verifying the attestation quote comprises meansfor transmitting the attestation quote to an attestation server; andmeans for receiving, from the attestation server in response totransmittal of the attestation quote, an attestation result indicatingwhether the trusted execution environment of the coordination server issecure.

Example 32 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-31, andwherein the means for confirming the authenticity of the coordinationserver comprises means for verifying the integrity of code executing inthe corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordinationserver.

Example 33 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-32, andwherein the means for establishing the trusted execution environmentcomprises means for establishing a trusted execution environment on asecurity co-processor of the in-vehicle computing system; the means forreceiving the sensor data comprises means for receiving, by the trustedexecution environment of the in-vehicle computing system, the sensordata through a hardware-protected input-output path between the securityco-processor and the sensor; and the private key is bound to thesecurity co-processor.

Example 34 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-33, andwherein the cryptographically-signed communication comprises at leastone of the sensor data or the attestation quote.

Example 35 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-34, andfurther including means for receiving, over the secure communicationchannel, sensor data generated by a remote vehicle from the coordinationserver.

Example 36 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-35, andfurther including means for performing an action based on the sensordata generated by the sensor of the vehicle and the sensor datagenerated by the remote vehicle.

Example 37 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-36, andfurther including means for provisioning the private key to the trustedexecution environment.

Example 38 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 27-37, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server.

Example 39 includes a local computing device for securely exchangingsensor information, the local computing device comprising a sensor togenerate sensor data; a trusted execution environment module toestablish a trusted execution environment on local computing device,wherein a private key is bound to the trusted execution environment; anda communication module to establish a secure communication channelbetween the trusted execution environment and a corresponding trustedexecution environment of a coordination server; wherein the trustedexecution environment module is further to (i) confirm the authenticityof the coordination server, (ii) receive the sensor data from thesensor, (iii) generate an attestation quote based on the trustedexecution environment of the local computing device, and (iv) transmit,to the coordination server over the secure communication channel and bythe communication module, the sensor data, the attestation quote, andcryptographically signed communication signed with the private key.

Example 40 includes the subject matter of Example 39, and wherein toestablish the trusted execution environment comprises to allocate acontiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the localcomputing device for execution of a plurality of instructions that isprotected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguousregion.

Example 41 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 39 and 40, andwherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprisesto receive an attestation quote from the coordination server based onthe corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordinationserver; and verify the attestation quote.

Example 42 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 39-41, andwherein the communication module is further to receive, from thecoordination server, sensor data generated by a remote computing device;and the trusted execution environment module is further to perform anaction based on the sensor data generated by the sensor of the localcomputing device and the sensor data generated by the remote computingdevice.

Example 43 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 39-42, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server.

Example 44 includes a method of securely exchanging sensor informationby a local computing device, the method comprising establishing, by thelocal computing device, a trusted execution environment on the localcomputing device; establishing, by the local computing device, a securecommunication channel between the trusted execution environment and acorresponding trusted execution environment of a coordination server;confirming, by the trusted execution environment, the authenticity ofthe coordination server; receiving, by the trusted executionenvironment, sensor data generated by a sensor of the local computingdevice; generating, by the trusted execution environment, an attestationquote based on the trusted execution environment of the local computingdevice; and transmitting, from the local computing device over thesecure communication channel and in response to confirming theauthenticity of the coordination server, (i) the sensor data, (ii) theattestation quote, and (iii) a cryptographically-signed communicationsigned with a private key bound to the trusted execution environment ofthe local computing device to the coordination server.

Example 45 includes the subject matter of Example 44, and whereinestablishing the trusted execution environment comprises allocating acontiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the in-vehiclecomputing system for execution of a plurality of instructions that isprotected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguousregion.

Example 46 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 44 and 45, andwherein confirming the authenticity of the coordination server comprisesreceiving an attestation quote from the coordination server based on thecorresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server;and verifying the attestation quote.

Example 47 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 44-46, andfurther including receiving, by the local computing device and from thecoordination server, sensor data generated by a remote computing device;and performing, by the local computing device, an action based on thesensor data generated by the sensor of the local computing device andthe sensor data generated by the remote computing device.

Example 48 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 44-47, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server.

Example 49 includes a computing device comprising a processor; and amemory having stored therein a plurality of instructions that whenexecuted by the processor cause the computing device to perform themethod of any of Examples 44-48.

Example 50 includes one or more machine-readable storage mediacomprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in responseto execution by a computing device, cause the computing device toperform the method of any of Examples 44-48.

Example 51 includes a local computing device for securely exchangingsensor information, the local computing device comprising means forestablishing a trusted execution environment on the local computingdevice; means for establishing a secure communication channel betweenthe trusted execution environment and a corresponding trusted executionenvironment of a coordination server; means for confirming, by thetrusted execution environment, the authenticity of the coordinationserver; means for receiving, by the trusted execution environment,sensor data generated by a sensor of the local computing device; meansfor generating, by the trusted execution environment, an attestationquote based on the trusted execution environment of the local computingdevice; and means for transmitting, over the secure communicationchannel and in response to confirmation of the authenticity of thecoordination server, (i) the sensor data, (ii) the attestation quote,and (iii) a cryptographically-signed communication signed with a privatekey bound to the trusted execution environment of the local computingdevice to the coordination server.

Example 52 includes the subject matter of Example 51, and wherein themeans for establishing the trusted execution environment comprises meansfor allocating a contiguous region of linear address space of a memoryof the in-vehicle computing system for execution of a plurality ofinstructions that is protected from memory accesses originating fromoutside the contiguous region.

Example 53 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 51 and 52, andwherein the means for confirming the authenticity of the coordinationserver comprises means for receiving an attestation quote from thecoordination server based on the corresponding trusted executionenvironment of the coordination server; and means for verifying theattestation quote.

Example 54 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 51-53, andfurther including means for receiving, from the coordination server,sensor data generated by a remote computing device; and means forperforming an action based on the sensor data generated by the sensor ofthe local computing device and the sensor data generated by the remotecomputing device.

Example 55 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 51-54, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server.

Example 56 includes a coordination server for coordinating the secureexchange of sensor information between vehicles, the coordination servercomprising a trusted execution environment module to (i) establish atrusted execution environment on the coordination server and (ii)generate a server attestation quote based on the trusted executionenvironment of the coordination server; a communication module to (i)establish a secure communication channel between the trusted executionenvironment and a corresponding trusted execution environment of anin-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, (ii) transmit, over the securecommunication channel, the server attestation quote to the in-vehiclecomputing system, and (iii) receive, from the in-vehicle computingsystem over the secure communication channel, sensor data generated by asensor of the vehicle, a vehicle attestation quote based on thecorresponding trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computingsystem, and a cryptographically-signed communication signed with aprivate key bound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehiclecomputing system; wherein the trusted execution environment module isfurther to verify (i) the vehicle attestation quote, (ii) the privatekey associated with the cryptographically-signed communication, and(iii) a revocation status of the private key; and a sensor dataprocessing module to process the sensor data in response to verificationof the vehicle attestation quote and the private key and a determinationthat the private key has not been revoked.

Example 57 includes the subject matter of Example 56, and wherein toprocess the sensor data comprises to transmit the sensor data to asecond in-vehicle computing system of a remote vehicle.

Example 58 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 56 and 57, andwherein to verify the vehicle attestation quote comprises to transmitthe vehicle attestation quote to an attestation server; and receive,from the attestation server in response to transmittal of the vehicleattestation quote, an attestation result indicating whether the trustedexecution environment of the in-vehicle computing system is secure.

Example 59 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 56-58, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server; and wherein to verify the privatekey comprises to apply the public Enhanced Privacy Identification key tothe cryptographically-signed communication.

Example 60 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 56-59, andwherein to verify the revocation status of the private key comprises tocompare the private key to a revocation list of a manufacturer server.

Example 61 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 56-60, andwherein to establish the trusted execution environment comprises toallocate a contiguous region of linear address space of a memory of thecoordination server for execution of a plurality of instructions that isprotected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguousregion.

Example 62 includes a method of coordinating the secure exchange ofsensor information between vehicles by a coordination server, the methodcomprising establishing, by the coordination server, a trusted executionenvironment on the coordination server; establishing, by thecoordination server, a secure communication channel between the trustedexecution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environmentof an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle; generating, by thecoordination server, a server attestation quote based on the trustedexecution environment of the coordination server; transmitting, by thecoordination server and over the secure communication channel, theserver attestation quote to the in-vehicle computing system; receiving,by the coordination server and from the in-vehicle computing system overthe secure communication channel, (i) sensor data generated by a sensorof the vehicle, (ii) a vehicle attestation quote based on thecorresponding trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computingsystem, and (iii) a cryptographically-signed communication signed with aprivate key bound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehiclecomputing system; verifying, by the coordination server, (i) the vehicleattestation quote, (ii) the private key associated with thecryptographically-signed communication, and (iii) a revocation status ofthe private key; and processing, by the coordination server, the sensordata in response to verification of the vehicle attestation quote andthe private key and a determination that the private key has not beenrevoked.

Example 63 includes the subject matter of Example 62, and whereinprocessing the sensor data comprises transmitting the sensor data to asecond in-vehicle computing system of a remote vehicle.

Example 64 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 62 and 63, andwherein verifying the vehicle attestation quote comprises transmittingthe vehicle attestation quote to an attestation server; and receiving,from the attestation server in response to transmitting the vehicleattestation quote, an attestation result indicating whether the trustedexecution environment of the in-vehicle computing system is secure.

Example 65 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 62-64, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server; and wherein verifying the privatekey comprises applying the public Enhanced Privacy Identification key tothe cryptographically-signed communication.

Example 66 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 62-65, andwherein verifying the revocation status of the private key comprisescomparing the private key to a revocation list of a manufacturer server.

Example 67 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 62-66, andwherein establishing the trusted execution environment comprisesallocating a contiguous region of linear address space of a memory ofthe coordination server for execution of a plurality of instructionsthat is protected from memory accesses originating from outside thecontiguous region.

Example 68 includes a computing device comprising a processor; and amemory having stored therein a plurality of instructions that whenexecuted by the processor cause the computing device to perform themethod of any of Examples 62-67.

Example 69 includes one or more machine-readable storage mediacomprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in responseto execution by a computing device, cause the computing device toperform the method of any of Examples 62-67.

Example 70 includes a coordination server for coordinating the secureexchange of sensor information between vehicles, the coordination servercomprising means for establishing a trusted execution environment on thecoordination server; means for establishing a secure communicationchannel between the trusted execution environment and a correspondingtrusted execution environment of an in-vehicle computing system of avehicle; means for generating a. server attestation quote based on thetrusted execution environment of the coordination server; means fortransmitting, over the secure communication channel, the serverattestation quote to the in-vehicle computing system; means forreceiving, from the in-vehicle computing system over the securecommunication channel, (i) sensor data generated by a sensor of thevehicle, (ii) a vehicle attestation quote based on the correspondingtrusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system, and(iii) a cryptographically-signed communication signed with a private keybound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computingsystem; means for verifying (i) the vehicle attestation quote, (ii) theprivate key associated with the cryptographically-signed communication,and (iii) a revocation status of the private key; and means forprocessing the sensor data in response to verification of the vehicleattestation quote and the private key and a determination that theprivate key has not been revoked.

Example 71 includes the subject matter of Example 70, and wherein themeans for processing the sensor data comprises means for transmittingthe sensor data to a second in-vehicle computing system of a remotevehicle.

Example 72 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 70 and 71, andwherein the means for verifying the vehicle attestation quote comprisesmeans for transmitting the vehicle attestation quote to an attestationserver; and means for receiving, from the attestation server in responseto transmitting the vehicle attestation quote, an attestation resultindicating whether the trusted execution environment of the in-vehiclecomputing system is secure.

Example 73 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 70-72, andwherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification keycorresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification keyaccessible to the coordination server; and wherein the means forverifying the private key comprises means for applying the publicEnhanced Privacy Identification key to the cryptographically-signedcommunication.

Example 74 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 70-73, andwherein the means for verifying the revocation status of the private keycomprises means for comparing the private key to a revocation list of amanufacturer server.

Example 75 includes the subject matter of any of Examples 70-74, andwherein the means for establishing the trusted execution environmentcomprises means for allocating a contiguous region of linear addressspace of a memory of the coordination server for execution of aplurality of instructions that is protected from memory accessesoriginating from outside the contiguous region.

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 26. An in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle for securely exchanging sensor information, the in-vehicle computing system comprising: a sensor to generate sensor data; a trusted execution environment module to establish a trusted execution environment on the in-vehicle computing system, wherein a private key is bound to the trusted execution environment; and a communication module to establish a secure communication channel between the trusted execution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environment of a coordination server; wherein the trusted execution environment module is further to (i) confirm the authenticity of the coordination server, (ii) receive the sensor data from the sensor, (iii) generate an attestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system, and (iv) transmit, to the coordination server over the secure communication channel and by the communication module, the sensor data, the attestation quote, and a cryptographically-signed communication signed with the private key.
 27. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein to establish the trusted execution environment comprises to allocate a contiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the in-vehicle computing system for execution of a plurality of instructions that is protected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguous region.
 28. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein to establish the secure communication channel comprises to establish a Secure Sockets Layer channel between the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system and the corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server.
 29. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprises to (i) receive an attestation quote from the coordination server based on the corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server and (ii) verify the attestation quote; and wherein to verify the attestation quote comprises to (i) transmit the attestation quote to an attestation server and (ii) receive, from the attestation server in response to transmittal of the attestation quote, an attestation result indicating whether the trusted execution environment of the coordination server is secure.
 30. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprises to verify the integrity of code executing in the corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server.
 31. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, further comprising a main processor and a security co-processor different from the main processor, wherein to establish the trusted execution environment comprises to establish a trusted execution environment on the security co-processor of the in-vehicle computing system; wherein to receive the sensor data comprises to receive, by the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system, the sensor data through a hardware-protected input-output path between the security co-processor and the sensor; and wherein the private key is bound to the security co-processor.
 32. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein the communication module is further to receive, from the coordination server and over the secure communication channel, sensor data generated by a remote vehicle; and wherein the trusted execution environment module is further to perform an action based on the sensor data generated by the sensor of the vehicle and the sensor data generated by the remote vehicle.
 33. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein the private key is provisioned to the trusted execution environment.
 34. The in-vehicle computing system of claim 26, wherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification key corresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification key accessible to the coordination server.
 35. One or more machine-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by an in-vehicle computing system, cause the in-vehicle computing system to: establish a trusted execution environment on the in-vehicle computing system; establish a secure communication channel between the trusted execution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environment of a coordination server; confirm, by the trusted execution environment, the authenticity of the coordination server; receive, by the trusted execution environment, sensor data generated by a sensor of the vehicle; generate, by the trusted execution environment, an attestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system; and transmit, over the secure communication channel and in response to confirmation of the authenticity of the coordination server, (i) the sensor data, (ii) the attestation quote, and (iii) a cryptographically-signed communication signed with a private key bound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system to the coordination server.
 36. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 35, wherein to establish the trusted execution environment comprises to allocate a contiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the in-vehicle computing system for execution of a plurality of instructions that is protected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguous region.
 37. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 35, wherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprises to (i) receive an attestation quote from the coordination server based on the corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server and (ii) verify the attestation quote; and wherein to verify the attestation quote comprises to (i) transmit the attestation quote to an attestation server and (ii) receive, from the attestation server in response to transmitting the attestation quote, an attestation result indicating whether the trusted execution environment of the coordination server is secure.
 38. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 35, wherein to confirm the authenticity of the coordination server comprises to verify the integrity of code executing in the corresponding trusted execution environment of the coordination server.
 39. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 35, wherein to: establish the trusted execution environment comprises to establish a trusted execution environment on a security co-processor of the in-vehicle computing system; receive the sensor data comprises to receive, by the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system, the sensor data through a hardware-protected input-output path between the security co-processor and the sensor; and the private key is bound to the security co-processor.
 40. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 35, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the in-vehicle computing system to: receive, over the secure communication channel, sensor data generated by a remote vehicle from the coordination server; and perform an action based on the sensor data generated by the sensor of the vehicle and the sensor data generated by the remote vehicle.
 41. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 35, wherein the plurality of instructions further cause the in-vehicle computing system 120 to provision the private key to the trusted execution environment.
 42. The one or more machine-readable storage media of claim 9, wherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification key corresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification key accessible to the coordination server.
 43. A coordination server for coordinating the secure exchange of sensor information between vehicles, the coordination server comprising: a trusted execution environment module to (i) establish a trusted execution environment on the coordination server and (ii) generate a server attestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of the coordination server; a communication module to (i) establish a secure communication channel between the trusted execution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environment of an in-vehicle computing system of a vehicle, (ii) transmit, over the secure communication channel, the server attestation quote to the in-vehicle computing system, and (iii) receive, from the in-vehicle computing system over the secure communication channel, sensor data generated by a sensor of the vehicle, a vehicle attestation quote based on the corresponding trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system, and a cryptographically-signed communication signed with a private key bound to the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system; wherein the trusted execution environment module is further to verify (i) the vehicle attestation quote, (ii) the private key associated with the cryptographically-signed communication, and (iii) a revocation status of the private key; and a sensor data processing module to process the sensor data in response to verification of the vehicle attestation quote and the private key and a determination that the private key has not been revoked.
 44. The coordination server of claim 43, wherein to process the sensor data comprises to transmit the sensor data to a second in-vehicle computing system of a remote vehicle.
 45. The coordination server of claim 43, wherein to verify the vehicle attestation quote comprises to: transmit the vehicle attestation quote to an attestation server; and receive, from the attestation server in response to transmittal of the vehicle attestation quote, an attestation result indicating whether the trusted execution environment of the in-vehicle computing system is secure.
 46. The coordination server of claim 43, wherein the private key is a private Enhanced Privacy Identification key corresponding with a public Enhanced Privacy Identification key accessible to the coordination server; and wherein to verify the private key comprises to apply the public Enhanced Privacy Identification key to the cryptographically-signed communication.
 47. The coordination server of claim 43, wherein to verify the revocation status of the private key comprises to compare the private key to a revocation list of a manufacturer server.
 48. The local computing device of claim 43, wherein to establish the trusted execution environment comprises to allocate a contiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the coordination server for execution of a plurality of instructions that is protected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguous region.
 49. A local computing device for securely exchanging sensor information, the local computing device comprising: a sensor to generate sensor data; a trusted execution environment module to establish a trusted execution environment on local computing device, wherein a private key is bound to the trusted execution environment; and a communication module to establish a secure communication channel between the trusted execution environment and a corresponding trusted execution environment of a coordination server; wherein the trusted execution environment module is further to (i) confirm the authenticity of the coordination server, (ii) receive the sensor data from the sensor, (iii) generate an attestation quote based on the trusted execution environment of the local computing device, and (iv) transmit, to the coordination server over the secure communication channel and by the communication module, the sensor data, the attestation quote, and cryptographically signed communication signed with the private key.
 50. The local computing device of claim 49, wherein to establish the trusted execution environment comprises to allocate a contiguous region of linear address space of a memory of the local computing device for execution of a plurality of instructions that is protected from memory accesses originating from outside the contiguous region. 